Mads Hedenstad Christiansen (born 21 October 2000) is a Norwegian

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Career

He started his youth career in Fet IL, switching to Lillestrøm SK in 2014. After the odd bench appearance for the senior team in 2017 and 2018, he was benched for 16 games in 2019 and made his debut in 2020. Becoming their mostly used goalkeeper, he began the 2021 season on the bench but started his first

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match in May against Odd.

Career statistics

Honours

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runner-up:

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Breakthrough of the Year:

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References

2000 births Living people People from Fet, Norway Footballers from Akershus Norwegian men's footballers 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen Lillestrøm SK players Norwegian First Division players Eliteserien players Men's association football goalkeepers Norway men's youth international footballers {{Norway-footy-goalkeeper-stub